Embalming and cooling board.



No. 702,5. Patented June 17, I902 J. A. TURNEY 8:. E. F. OSULLIVAN. I

. EMBALMING AND COOLING BOARD.

(Application filed July 8, 1901.)

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.1. A. TURNEY s. E. F. OSULLIVAN.

EMBALMING AND COOLING BOARD.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFrc JAMES 'AQTURNEY Ann bWARD F. OSULLIVAN, on TOLEDO, onro.

EM'BALMING ANlD COOLING BOARD.

SPECIFIGATIONfozuing part of Letters ."Eatnt no. 702,51 1, dated June 17, 1902.

Application filed m 8, 1901.

Serial in. 67,410. on model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES A. TURNE and EDWARD F. OSULLIvAN,'Icitizens of the United States, residing at Toledo, in :the county ofLucas and State of Ohio; have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Embalming-and' Cooling Boards; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention has reference to anembalming and cooling board, and has for its object to provide an apparatus of .this character which may be easily and quickly adjusted to meet the varying lengths of corpses and which may be folded up to occupy a minimum of space, making the same conveniently portable. We have'succeeded in reducing the dimensions of our board to such an extent that the same may be carried upon a public'thoroughfareor in a public convey-p ance without attractingundueattention, having the appearance when folded of an ordinary sample-case.

In carrying out our invention we employ the parts'and arrangement hereinafter shown, described, and claimed; t V

In the drawings, Figure l discloses our in-' vention as it appears when folded for trans portation. Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the board arranged to receive the body of a child, the adjustable section on the right being retracted, whereas the adjustable section on the left is elevated at an angle to the main section of the board to provide a head-rest. Fig. 3 is a transversesection through one of the main sections of the board, the end of the adjustable section being shown in full lines. Fig. 4 shows the inner 'endof one of the adjustable sections. Fig. 5 shows one of the adj ustable sections extended to the full limit of its adjustment. Fig. 6 shows one of the adj ustable sections elevated at an angle to the main section of the board to form a head-rest, the same being supported in raised position. Fig. 7 is a section through the board when folded. The legs and the bracket for supporting the head-rest are shown in folded position. Fig. 8 is a view ofone of the canopysupports.

Referring to the parts, the board comprises i two main sections, 1 and-2 of equal length hingedtogether at 3, forming a case, as shown in Fig. 1, for the reception of a canopy-cover,

embalming instruments, rubber gloves, &c. Thecaseis provided upon the end of one of the main sections with a handle 4 for the purpose of conveniently carrying the same. The case may also be provided with a suitable fa stening or lock to secure the main sections when closed. To the outer ends of the main sections 1 and 2 are hinged or otherwise pivotally secured legs 5, which are maintained in unfolded position to supportthe board by pivoted and slotted bracket-irons 6. of the main sections, upon which the corpse rests, comprises a plurality of slats 7, rigidly secured inposition, having, spaces between them to receive a plurality of slats 8, forming the adjustable sections 9. of the slats 8 are secured to a cross-piece 10, having'pivotalprojecting ends 11, adapted to be guided ingrooves "12 in the side pieces 13 of the: main sections. The' lower sides of The bed Theinner ends.

the slats 8 rest upon-a cross-piece 14, secured crosswise between'the side pieces 13 at their outer ends. As eachmain section is pro vided with an-a'djustaible section, the board may be extended at both ends of the same. The normal'length of the board when the sections are retracted is forty-two inches, each main section being twenty one inches in length, and thelength of the same when the adjustable sections are extended .is six feet five inches.

In Fig. 6 is shown a novel bracket for supporting one of the adjustable sections at a suitable angle to the main section of the' board to provide a head-'rest- Thesame'comprisesa U-shapedmetalst'rap 15, the ends of -which are pivoted to the legs oneither side of the board. Pivotallyconnectedto the U-shaped metalstrap 15. at 1.6,is. a second U shaped member 17 thefree ends 18 of which are provided with a plurality of teeth 19,

-adapted to engage a metal rod or plate '20, se-

cured upon the lower sides of the straps 7 at their outer ends.

21 is a canopy-support employed in connection with our embalming and cooling board.

At the corners of the adjustable sections of 1 our board are provided vertical grooves 22,

and in the same are drilled holes 23. The canopy-supports are in the form of metal rods bent, as shown, to provide standards 24, the ends 25 being bent inwardly at a right angle to enter the holes 23. When the canopy-supports are in raised position, as shown in Fig. 2, the resiliency of the metal rods forming the same will maintain them in position in the grooves 22. WVhen the board is to be transported, the canopy-supports are removed by spreading the ends of the same apart.

From the foregoing it is evident that We provide an embalming and cooling board which is perfectly adjustable and that We also provide a board which is capable of being folded in a minimum of space, the actual dimensions of the case formed by the board when folded being twenty-one by twenty-two by five inches. The utility, novelty, and simplicity of construction of our invention will be apparent.

Having described our invention, What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

In an embalming and cooling board, the slatted main sections 1 and 2, hinged together at 3, the same being provided with suitable leg-supports, the grooved side pieces 18 of the main sections, the cross-pieces 14, secured crosswise between the outer ends of the side pieces 13, the slatted adjustable sections, slidably mounted with relation to the slatted main sections, having cross-pieces 10 at'their inner ends provided with pivotal ends 11 adapted to occupy the grooves in the side pieces 13, and the means for supporting the adjustable section 9 at an inclination to the main section comprising a U -shaped member pivoted to a stationary part of the main section, a second U-shaped member pivoted to the outer end of the first-named U-shaped member, an engaging rod or plate secured to the main section, and teeth provided at the free ends of the second-named U-shaped member adapted to engage the rod or plate upon the main section, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof We hereunto aflix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES A. TURNEY. EDWARD F. OSULLIVAN.

\Vitnesses:

CARL II. KELLER, CHARLES C. DEFENBAUGH. 

